S.A. Back in the Day: 112 years of the San Antonio Light

January 27, 2013 |Compiled by Merrisa Brown, mySA.com

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Light's last edition, we've combed through the archives to bring you 100 Light covers chronicling historic events.

San Antonio Light archives

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MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 1963: Four girls are killed in an explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., a racially motivated act of terrorism. The deaths of the children help the nation realize the seriousness of the Civil Rights Movement.

San Antonio Light archives

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MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 1963: Four girls are killed in an explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., a racially motivated act of terrorism. The deaths of the children help the nation realize the seriousness of the Civil Rights Movement.